Endoscopy

Endoscopy went well today. They had me bite down on that plastic thingy and that's all I remember. They didn't see anything out of the ordinary but took a biopsy. Will know in a few days if I have an infection. He said to just keep taking phenergan for my nausea and to follow up with him in 6 weeks. So I have no answer & guess nausea is something I'll have to live with.

I just had sense enough to read the papers they gave me when I left the hospital. It listed everything he did and looked at. He listed that there was mild gastritis. He didn't tell me that when he talked to me. It also listed in 3 different places not to ever take advil, alieve or aspirin again. (I wouldn't anyway as I'm on a blood thinner). Could gastritis cause nausea?

An endoscopy is a procedure in which your doctor uses specialized instruments to view and operate on the internal organs and vessels of your body. It allows surgeons to view problems within your body without making large incisions.

Hey jade, I was just wondering what the doctor said about your endoscopy? What conclusion did they come up with? Was it gastritis or LPR?

I just had an endoscopy today. Was terrified of getting it after some stories i'd read online, but turned out to be fine.

The main thing is to stay calm and breath deeply and consistently through your nose, before and during the endoscopy. That's what I did, and managed to put up with it, no where near as bad as had thought. It's only 3 minutes with the endoscope inside and they also took a couple of biopsies which you could feel, but not at all painful.

I opted for no sedation, just the local anasetic spray on the back of the throat. I asked for an extra spray of it just to be sure.

Nothing to worry about though, just prepare yourself with breathing and staying calm and you'll be fine. Might gag a bit, at first but just the first 5 seconds, after that it's ok.